Billing Code Rates
The Billing Code Rates page allows authorized users to allows authorized users to view and maintain billing code step rate detail for billing code step rates associated with billing codes. This page is accessed by clicking the Rates button on the Billing Code page.
- To access the Billing Code page, access the Invoice Type Distributions page at Maintenance > Financial Management > Miscellaneous Billing > Invoice Types. On the Invoice Type List page, click New or the Code hyperlink in the list to open an existing Invoice Type record.
- When you save a new record, the Invoice Type Distributions page opens. Otherwise, click Distributions to define the debit and credit distributions for this invoice type on the Invoice Type Distributions page.
- Click Billing Codes. On the Billing Code List page, select a hyperlink in the Billing Code column to open the Billing Code page.
- Click Rates. The default sort order is by Maximum Number of Units (in ascending order).
Note: The Rates button is enabled if the billing code is saved and the Calculation Method selected is either Step Rate-Single Rate for Quantity or Step Rate-Step Rate for Quantity.
If needed, click Refresh to repopulate and update the list to include any changes other authorized users may have made.
Click here to see field descriptions.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Maximum Number of Units | The top number of units of the current billing code rate step range. |
| Flat Amount | The flat dollar amount charge for a total quantity of items that fall within the range, up to the maximum number of units. |
| Amount per Unit | The per unit dollar amount charge for each unit that falls within the range. |
Add or Edit a Billing Code Rate
- On the Billing Code Rates page, click New or the Maximum Number of Units hyperlink in the list to open an existing Billing Code Rate record. The Billing Code Rate pop-up window opens.
- In Maximum Number of Units, type the top of the range belonging to the billing code step rate step. The acceptable range is .0001 through 999,999,999.9999.
- In Flat Amount, type the flat amount to charge for the billing code item for any quantity in the billing code step rate range. The acceptable range is .0001 through 999,999,999.9999.
Note: Leave this field blank if you do not want to apply a flat amount to the range.
- In Amount per Unit, type the per unit amount to charge for the billing code item for the billing code step rate range. The acceptable range is .0001 through 999,999,999.9999.
- Click OK to update the record and close the window.
Delete a Billing Code Rate
To delete a billing code rate, select it in the list and click Delete.
The Delete button is hidden or disabled if you do not have the appropriate security permissions. If you are authorized, when you click Delete you are prompted to confirm the deletion.